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Texas, West Virginia Chefs Win Copper Skillet Awards

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Roanoke, Virginia. Chefs from Benchmark Hospitality at Deloitte Hotel and Conference Center in Westlake, Texas, and Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, West Virginia, have won IACC’s annual U.S. The post Texas, West Virginia Chefs Win Copper Skillet Awards appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Destinations Skill-up to Support Meetings Industry Advances

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This year’s popular Global All-Stars presentation looked at programs in three destinations—Los Angeles, the Netherlands and West Virginia—that considered the needs of locals when building creative programs to appeal to post-Covid visitors. You are where you stay,” he said.

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5 Smart Moves at Palace Hotel, Wilmington Convention Center and More

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Kevin Boland Palace Hotel San Francisco, The Luxury Collection appointed Kevin Boland director of sales and marketing. Previously, Boland was the director of sales and marketing at The Drake, a Hilton Hotel in Chicago. Palace Hotel. Benchmark Resorts & Hotels. Vilain has more than 20 years of culinary experience.

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6 Smart Moves for The Ritz-Carlton, Hilton and More

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Emily’s resume includes The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Morgans Hotel Group and The Peninsula Hotels. Jeyakaran was named general manager of the 253-suite Embassy Suites by Hilton Charleston, in West Virginia. Aretha Kelly Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), in Washington D.C., Jeyakaran Hector M.

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7 Smart Moves at W San Francisco, Kimpton Los Angeles and More

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She was previously a welcome desk agent at the hotel. Photo by W San Francisco) Marco Sherer Kimpton Hotel Palomar Los Angeles-Beverly Hills hired Sherer as general manager. Sherer has been with the company for 13 years, most recently as general manager of Hotel Allegro in Chicago. and Royal St. Charles in New Orleans.

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Andy Cohen & Residence Inn Lend Helping Paws to Adoptable Dogs

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He graciously took a break from vacation sipping rosé in the Hamptons to answer a few questions for Smart Meetings. Wacha is the most important thing in my life—he is my best bud and opened my heart,” Andy Cohen says of his beagle-foxhound mix who he rescued in 2013 from a West Virginia shelter. “I

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4 Smart Moves from Benchmark, Visit Denver and More

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Cahal Mowery Visit Denver appointed Cahal Mowery as the organization’s new director of convention sales, leading the mid-market and executive meeting manager sales efforts. Mowery holds a bachelor’s degree in hotel and restaurant management from University of Houston and completed his MBA at University of Houston in 2015.